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the number of Officers and men. who re. tcrn4e.-1 , i1) .kngtAnd' ' a4 - Id-the irnffiber TeporteS sick tuvr,,2 , !;,11;1, t=a Ihe lategr . Retnrhi -(wit b the • el.tOptidn • w„, of 11, hrejimint;: from:whiCh:' corps a` , - proper . .iitterbbis - not yet 'been received):': • ' - • ?, •••-r; .--4djuttOt- General's, Otnce; Ist Feb' Ts 0. u =~Seijts. ru n ;et- Officers. ' , en . ; Dturdrners, aid Rank & File. Iltbarkedfor.serVrce - t,738 37,481 yov RAtik ,111_ c.er7s. 14 Die, nn service - 40 2,04 T " e since sent home 20 1 , 8 59 Deserted Pkehareeit -• r o dal ffieeti and men who returned,• now:borne on' the strength of their respcai , ./c corps • - • 1 . c 331313 01 which slumber - are reported sick z t t ' (Signed) HENRY CALVERT,"Adjutant-Gen. - 4: AV' i . t.l t. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, THURSDAY, FEBitUARY 8. `LORD.WELIINGTON. The lad of LlVEttrooLdelivered a message from -tbeL King, Which stated, that his. Majesty, being desirous f she4ing some marked consideration of the services of Lord Viscount Wellington, Kislied to grant him, an- his two next liens, an annuity of 20001. to which hedesired the co-operation of that Houie.—lt' was ordered to be taken into cousidera, and an Address sent to his Majesty on that occasion. The . Earl of LIVBRPOOL presented several'addi tional Papers relative to. the E4edition to - the Scheldt. OMAIERCE. Earl BATHURST ' on presenting Accounts of Ex ports and Imports, f and other Commercial Papers, took the oppoitunity of giving a general statement of the Trade of the Country, for the three quarters ending the 10th O&ober, 1809, compared with the Corresponding per dof preceding years. The ac tOunts of the 411 i quarter, ending the sth of January, he bad not yet been able to obtain with sufficient arettracy. With respea to the three quaiterS end -ing the ioth October,: 1809, • our expiirts during tho period amounted to 39,000,0001* 'Daring the ‘6,irt ,, iporofing period in 1807,they were 29,000,0001. nd in 1808, 25;000,0001. In 1806, which was „rsckoned , a year of the;greates't commercial prospe r,-.y, they amounted to 36,000,0001. Our Imports cinimg the similar pe,;od, in 1809, were 22,000,0001. !'BOB, 17,00'0,0001. 1807, 19,000,0001. After itiwulling upon the' superior prosperitydwing, the la t yeiir,' his Lordship adverted to the arguments ::which had, formerly been used by some Noble Ter.'s, as to the injury which would resat* to:- our 'cotorneree from our disputes With America, and ob 'set veJ, that the result' had shewu the fallacy of arguments; for though some decrease ,I ;;; 1 ken place in our trade with the United State 3, c.innieree %jai the other parts of Americo i)ad greatly increased. Thus instead of our esporis to 4"irm-rica amounting to 20,000,0001. including 12;000,0001. to the United States, they now amounted to 25,000,0001 including 7,000,0001. to the United States. On the subject of cotton wool ass,, the fears entertained had proved groundless. A cdnsiderable supply of that article bad been ob tained from ocher parts of America, and might also h procured from the East Indies, two ships havitig arrived from thence with cotton wool, the produce of w viols rendered it a profitable speculation to those who imported it. - lore GRENyILLE thought it necessary that these accounts tnould be prated, in order that their Lordshit s might be enabled to give them that at w hid was clue to the subject. No one could doubt the great and progressive internal im provement of the country; it -resulled froorr the bl , ssings of a free Constitution, and would continue to increase. Nothing, however, could be more f a ll ac ious than those statements of figures, in which his' Noble Friend seemed so much to rely. As to the commerte of our country having prospered in consequence of tho Orders in Council, and the re ,tridion imposed Mioisters, the notion was ab :.uid ; it had prospered in' spite of them .; and it evidently appeared fiem his Noble Friend's state ment, =that the greatest increase had taken place . ter the abanddoment of the Orders io Council.— tx to amin of exports, it At a; a fallacious criterion, it being known that great quantities of Roods had: been sent to America, where - there;w as . no sale tor thtm, the .markets being CiVnapletely Erst4;ck:d. .Aoother fallacy also appeared In: the urged by his Noble Friend respecting the train to,Aineric,i. It was true that the exports - to rke titer 'l,Ol - t of AMerica had ncreastd, and bow s cie.ld.it be 'other:wise but. what would our cum raeole ha: e•:been,::if our: exports to the United had:not at the 'game time been decreased, comequence. , of trite misconduct of Ministers 1— had been said -by 'his Noble Friend re skectiDog the.:sotte of cur clrot:ation, or the relative 0f.: 0 , 0r niTer and 'coin. This was a very iroccotant subjeh, and he trusted that at a future th 4 ;ir— Lotdship' attention would be called 4, Q . s ift • After sornelarther conver,atiofi, in which Lords `dust...AND,' BATHURST, and GRENVILLE took part, the papers were ordered to be printed. LORD CAMBIER. . 'Lord MIUGRAVE, on moving the Thanks of the House 'to Lord Gambierentcred at consijer,!ble -.4l;th into a history of the proceedings which had t;al,:m place r,speaing that Noble Lord. He jasti tied the deferring the intended motion for Thanks i3st. StSSIOI3, in consequence of the intimation given .v Lord Cochrane, the latter Noble Lord having 1,11;ri important a share in the - affair in Basque loldS, it would have been impolitic to hare moved I'llanks at that time, or to have run the' risk o. the Thanks being agreed to in one ..House: and I ,,, ; atved in the othtr. His Lordship also con leoded, that the -Board of Admiralty could not w th propriety do 001,A-wise t thin grant tie Court Mafia!, which the tith and honourable feelings -I Lord Gambier had pro.opted him to demand. .I.,he event was well k9u-.4n. Not only was the Noble Lord.acquiitedoi all imputatit n of neglet of daily, but it. afrowd be evi eL., from a pernz.i of the jUd i ;tnent of the Cot:: t Martial, he iec...-ived.the warm j, appyol - 14..k9nrpf...the-,Pourt - for his condua. Let -ft' ; not be forgotten,' that, this was the, approbation • of , mem ,it he sefyice, - of acknowledged ho • . • nc - • 4our 4 burin by:their, oaths . to impartiality, And in:. 46,ce:dliy 'very,cirt.\t' mstancew hich influence human b'eings to a fair ilesr,*oll on the case brought under thejr'cOnsideration; was therefore with high satis faetion that he. then presented, himself to move a Vote pf Thanks : tq the gallant i Mmiral, arid after going Over all the circumstances of the enterorize, and complimenting Lord Cochrane, Capt. Wool , ridge, and others, on the gallantry displaced by them on,the occasion; . he concluded by moving the Thinks of the House to Lord Gambier for the zeal, judgment, and ability displayed by him in the ac tion with the enemy in Basque Roads. Lord HOLLAND did not oppose the motion, but conceived Ministers as incapable, for not knowing the course most proper to be pursued in the first in stance. So ignorant were, they of the circum-• stances, that they did not appear to be even aware of the contents of the log-book ; for on being re ferred to it by Lorkpochrane, with the motion for thanks on their very Lips, they had stopped, and had instituted the Court-Martial by which the Noble Lord was subsequently acquitted. Viscount MELVILLE said, the country had ex pressed a general feeling of satisfaction when the dispatches first announced the noble conduct of Lord Gambier. It was not the approbation of the parkin for ships destroyed or ports blockaded, but when the account arrived, it held out, that it the enemy's ships left their harbours, and took shelter un der their batteries, British valour would destroy them. The Noble Viscount then defended the conduct and character of Lord Gambier; between .whom an 3 Lord Cochrane he made a material distinction.— What was the situation of the former ? The bead of a naval armament for whose safety and success he was accountable, he was compelled, by the or ders of the Admiralty, to employ a young• Officer in the execution of a project enterprising and dan gerous. Lord Cochrane went out it) search of ad venture ; he risked only his lite, while his reward was to be character. Lord Gambier had different objects and different duties ; he was responsible for the safety and honour of the fleet. Yet what was his conduct? Incapable of that envy which weak minds feel, he seconded courage by conriuct, and only tempered rashness by prudence. His Lordship then yid many high compliments to the general conduct and well-known gallantry of Lord Gam bier ; censured the practice of sending oot a young Officer to take place of Officers already in com mand, and entirely disapproved of the Admiralty in consenting to bring Lord Gamb:er to a Court Mar tial, under all the circumstances of the case. Lord LIVERPOOL defended the conduct of the Admiralty in bringing the Noble Admiral to a Court Martial, as a proceeding demanded by and honour able to Lord Gambier, and highly satisfactory to the country. Lord GRosvElgog did not oppose the motion, but Ile condemned the conduit of Ministers as connected with the trial of Lord Gambier. Lord GRENVILLE, is a speech of considerable length, animadverted on the condutt of Ministers, hut did not deny his vote to the gailatit Admiral and the Officers. The Earl of BUCKINGIIAMSHIR& supported the motion. The LORI) CHANCELLOR deprecated the disposi tion which had prevailed to nix subjects in the debate which did not belong to the question of Lord Gambitr's services. Whatever might be the conduct of the Government, the Noble Admiral's claim to the Thanks of Parliament was not disput &l. His Lordship concluded • ith supporting the motion. hiycount SIDMOUTII bore testimony to the pub lic feeling•in behalf of the gallant Admiral's con duct, and supported the motion, under a presuaup• tion that Lord Gambier merited the Thanks of Par. "foment. • Earl DARNLEY opposed the conduct of the Go.i ven ment, but did not withhold his vote in favour of the Noble Admiral. The motion was then put, and carried without a disseutißg vutce.---Adjowned at Half-past Eleven. hOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 8. Mr. MANNING presented a Petition from certain Merchants, Ship Owners, &c. praying for leave to bring'in a Bill for establishing a Marine Insurance Company. Ordered to lie on the table, JENIUNSON brought up certain Papers relat ing to the late-Expedition to the Scheldt. Ordered to be referred to the Secret Committee. . , . Sir JAMES SHAW presented a PentiGn, signed by , the. Lord Nl:iyor, Sir Joshua Jonathat Smith, and others,. praying for leave to bring in a Bill to raise a i loan of 200,0001. for the purpose of erecting a New i Theatre. Mr. BYNG presented a Petition from the Free holders of Middlesex, comp.aining of the present state.ol their representation in Parliament, and pray ing for a reiorm. _ The Malt Duties Bill went through a Committee, the report.of which was ordered to be received to morrow. Mr. WHA RTON obtained leave to bring in a Bill for vesting in his Majesty the Public part of Wind sOr Forest. On the motion of Mr. BAKES, the Reversionary Grant Bill .was read a third time and pissed. Mr. LUSIIINGTON brought up the Report of the Committee on the Exchequer Bills Bill, which was read wail agrLed to. r fi,e CHANCELLOR of- the EXCHEQUER moved for Li ,t ale Address to his Majesty, for a copy of the t.ispatch from Mr. Canning to Mr. Pinkney, dated May 27, 1809, and other documents relating to America. After a few words from WHITBREAD, the motion was .agreed to. • On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the Bill for the more effettually preventing embezzlement of the public aioney by those appointed to coiled it, went through a Committee, the Report of which was brotigt t up, and the Bill ordered to be taken into fuither consideration on Thursday next. LORD WELLINGTON. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought down a Mes,age from his Majesty, expressing his desire to confer, a signal honour and grant a proper MIN: ON PAnted by k I CHA., D HARRIS, of No. 4, Martlett..oArt, Low-stru.t ; and P. At the Sukr-QPrics, 112, Strand; where Advertisements, Orders fact , • t , . reward to e or emg on, for thew-.. 4 ; lour and skill displayed by him On the 27th of July, t B og, . iii the battles,of Talavera, and recom mending it to his faithful Commons to, enable him to make a provision of 20001. for. him, and-for the two next heirs to his title, in 'such a manner; asAvouln by them be deemed most effectual.----OrderqL to ,he referred to the Committee of Supply on Friday. REPRESENTATIONS OF AUSTRIA WITH RE., SPECT TO THE LATE ExPtot rioN TO THE. SCHELDT. 'Lord CitsmattEsou thought the House, while prosecuting the inquiry into the policy and execution of the late expedition, would feel it necessary to be made acquainted with the representations of foreign powers On the subje&, snore especially those made by Austria. As he was anxious to meet the question in all parts, but above all, in those which might appeir most unfavourable to himself, he wished not only that the repeated and urgent representations of Austria relative to a diversion in their favour, should be laid before the House, but that the quarter in which the Emperor of Austria wished for the presence of a British force should be made known. It was the wish of the Noble Lord then at the outset of the inquiry, to take all the responsibility upon him ; self fOr the sending of a British force to it in a different quarter. He should endeavour to prove to the House, that to employ a force in the manner desired by Austlia would have been impossible, at least with any prospe6l of advantage. He was pre pared to spew, that the line of conduEl ultimately pursued by his Majesty's Ministers, was that which afforded the best chance of success, as it afforded a prospect of gaining a specific objet while furthering the views of Austria. He concluded by moving for such representations from the Govermeent of Au stria, relative to the employment of a British force on the Contitleut for'the purpose of making a diver ' sion in the Austrian cause in the campaign of 1809; as far as such documents could be communicated without detriment to the public service. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER did not oppose the .produdion of any papers necessary to the inquiry, but he thought it the duty of Govern ment to be careful not to disclose such . docutnents as being immediately produced might occasiou convenience to the public service. Mr, WHITBREAD was glad the Noble Lord af forded such a contrast to his former self and to his late colleagues, by coming forward to promote in quiry in the manly manner he did. Through ,his means the Houie and the Public would gain more information than they could otherwise hope to ob tain. The Nettle Lord knew (was perhaps the pst judge) what ought to be produced, and under *such, circumstances his IV.lajesiy's Ministers would not 'do well to oppose the motion. _ Lord CASTLEnEAGH and Mr. WHITBREAD mu. tually explained. The motion was carried. Mr. TIERNEY moved the Order of the Day for the House going into a Committee to inquire into the policy, &c. of the late Expedition. Mr. YORKE moved the Standing Order, and the Gallery was cleared. Lon the House going into a Committee strangers were as usual excluded. ‘Ve understand that Sir Thomas Trigge, Sir Kupert George, Colonel Gordon, General Calvert, and Sir Home l'ophanri were examined, after which the Com mittee Adjourned at Two o'clock this morning.] MAILS. AgRIVYD—I Malta, t Lisbon, t Dublin, DUE -4 Gotten burgh, 2 ‘Vaterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWILt'S O'CLOCK. Consols 1' E S UN. SC/LEM QUIS DICiRE FALSUX AUDEAT ? LONDOIV, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1810. We have great please re ,;1 announcing the cap-,, ture of the C.4ance Fi - ench igate, (late the (Jan.: noniere), from the Isle of France, by the Valiant, Capt. BLIGII, off Ballisle. This vessel is supposed to be one of the richest prizes ever taken, having on board the produce of all the valuable Indiamen which she captured in the Indian Seas. She is safely arrived at Spithead, We this morning received Spanish Papers to the. Ch, and Portuguese to the 25th ult. We are unable from warn of room to lay their contents be fore our Readers this day ; they are not of very great importance. It is stated in Letters from dif ferent quarters, that the Spanish Armies of Estrema dura.and Castile are about to advance, while other accounts assert that the French are about to at tempt an invasion of the _Southern Provinces; 2nd we find that the Supreme Junta has issued a Proclamation for transferring its meetings. to Cidiz, where it was to assemble on the Ist of thid month. General CASTANOS has been re-appointed to the command of the Army of Andalusia. The Spa niards are fortifying the passes of the Sierra Morena with great diligence. This morning French and Dutch Papers reached Town, the former to the 2d, and the latter to the 7th inst. The Mani Year contains some observa tions, in the usual style, upon the King's Speech. on the opening of ,Parliament, which we shall give td morrow. The - buteh Papers give a very otaggerated account of the number of French troops marching into Spain. The cavalry of RI NOT'S army, which is marching through. the Department of Lancles is laid to amaunt to above 16,000 men. We are this day enabled to lay before our Readers , a considerable portion of the Evidence which ,has, ..isi,eu oy WI,I,LIANI ARMIGER bL.etlPk s, South .thitoti.street, 'team ,t ate. ,e Paper, letters for the &c. (post-paia), must be addr.ised :~~ been given at the Bar of the Pam of Co =tom Upon this occaskn we have olx.dtved, with re' !:e'• , . that some of the Ptiblie Papers have adopted a line of conduct which appears to be utterly inconsistent With every principle of justice —we mean thk of torn- 1 - i-tenting upon the testimony that has already been produced, and of even drawing conclusions, as 10 the ultimate merits of the case: Such a practice cer tainly would not be tolerated in any Court of Justice in this country, either irka criminal or in a civil case; nor would our contemporaries, we 'are con- vinced, have now attempted it, if their judgments had not been biassed by party feelings. The ex-. amination now pending has been represented as a criminal proceeding against Ministers ; and it ha= been insinuated by some of their opponents) that it may lead to - impeachment. In . such case, is it fair, is it just, is it honeh,t, to attempt _to prejudice the public mind by par- - tial comments upon the small portion of the evidence that is now before us, and to endeavour to convict the Defendants before they have been heard , in their defence ? It is impossible to form any thing like a a9rreet judgment, without having an oppc)r tunity of examining the whole case. Evidence, which on the first view may appear decisive, may in the progress of the InqUiry be contradicted, or so ex plained as to lead to very different conclusions from those which must have been -drawn from it, if it had remained uncontraclided or unexplained. But it would be a waste of time to argue this. question at length ; the principle for which we are contend ing forms the foundation upon which the admira ble system of the administration of justice in Ibis country is reared ;—a departure from it may indeed sometimes suit the purposes of party. but the c,,nse quences must inevitably prove detrimental to ..tho general welfare, Yesterday her MAJESTY held a Drawing-roomat St. James's. The Persian Ambassador was present. ESSEX ELECTION.—The numbers at the Close of the Poll yesterday were, for Mr. Houblon 220 B; for Mr. Burgoyne 636. Yesterday there was a Court of Common Council at. Guildhall. On the motion of Mr." SLADFR a Petition Was voted to be presented to Parliament, praying for an Act to authorise either the removal or the et>.l*rge• meat of Smithfield Market. Mr. WAITHMAN" brought forward his propogra Resolution, for establishing a Standing Order to pre vent for.the future any Petition or Address, vete(' by that Assembly, and once agreed oh, from being re-considered ; or any other substituted in place thereof;- which, after a debate of considknaola length, was agreed to. " COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE...—A new Play, called the Free Knights, from the pen .of Mr. REYNOLDS, was prOdUCQLI at this Theatre. it was tavourably rem ceived, but we tinist postpone our observatigns upon it till to-morrow. CORN-EXCHAIigE, FEB. g. This day titer. are not many further_arrivals of Wheat, but cOnsi" derable remaining. supplies on liquid . , and sales nearly support last prices ; Barley in large supply' and cheapec.exclating tine; Malt and White Peabe copiirme to fiuttuate; but little Beaus of both sorts. likewise ;,new Ticks 30s. to 365. per quarter ; there are short supplks of Oita., snd this trade is dearer Flour at last prices. t The only chance a man has of rising instantly !into independence, is by purchasing a Ticket or Share in the Lottery, Wedn,sday, the 14th, is the day On which the present Lot ery will br. drawn. By purchasing a Ticker before that day, at' Swirl' and Co.'s Fortunate Offices, you nay gain 20,6 . 001., PORTSMOUTH, FEB. B.—His M.ljesty's ship Y e a' /inn/ of 74 gnus, has captured and sent iro- thio Port this day; the French tri;. , ,iite La Cartozmare;. she was taken i e 3d inst;nit, m :attempting to co',. ter the Port'of Rochelle, is laden with goods of all last India produce, arid estimated to be worth. 300,0001. ,Came in this evening the Elphinston e outward bound East indiaman. Arrived the BlolliCrs, JENKINS, from I)6blin Ceres, JEFFERS, -from Cork ila;vk„-,frcirp Bid deford. . . PLYMOUTH, FEB. 7.—The French lugger priva teer that arrived here yesterchy, captured the Pheasant sloop of war, is Le Counte de Bourne tours, of five guns and 55 men, tram Si. Maloes- Arrived the ship Spanish Patriot, Captain DU'' BELL, from Cadiz, with a cargo of wine, for Lon don ; was captured by a French pri‘ateer, and re captured by his Majesty's hired cutter Fancy ; also arrived the Thomas and John, from St. ALchaels, with fruit (28 days passage) ; and his Majesty's brig Harpy, from Portsmouth. , , .. _ . . '.Ch Americau ship Abigail, that grounded on a rock yesterday coming down Fiamoaze, was got off thiS morning; her cargo has not received much da mage. _ . 'fhe Spanish Patriot that arrived here this rturn . ing fell in with the Josephine French privateer about the beginning of January, :ind engaged her three hours, during which time the privateer bad dove men wounded, and the Spanish Patriot only one. In the night they separated bone each other : at day-light on the hollowing morning .the action k‘as renewed by the privateer, who aitrr a short, engage ment became victoriou s , she having a large o.m4le ment of men. Capt. .DUHELL, and the whole of his crew (except one seaman and a hoy). H tie t at on board the privateer, - and, 16 Frenchmen put on board the Patriot, w; o woclil have cai ried i,e.r, in to Belleisle in an Low, had not the .huity foi! in with her, ,AllO on ranging alongside (ecei_,-a two br ad sides trotn the enemy, and incen , ;equence gav , ;ler u6 . e n. return, when ,ne struck . the Fancy also ar . ,y!ed here this-miwninp,r. • (T3l n. `;‘,. hol ' .10 Will:. k llel ces 7s. to cierthe S rained 1 1 HEIE . P N kri r 11 1! otrn a n Th edY of kr 'tet ,Wlilc n- P., 11 , •11.1( Alished _ tte 1 . 1,4:4 Irc t , cOur tt tb . ' l ' 4ll S tc t, V ri: o u It: niC P 5 -- Nes 4S PE I - 4 7 ; Id L . ;: I, le S .' o C. • ITr.t..•kli ,•1 s'P')u s I,,:L!ters ;an • k , a 1.1 Lst j 3 E „as t ' i)t ort s 1.1i 4 ;;; 11 1e I ''.:3 r \ll7rs: ~, ..~~,~, \Vi 1 ~.~ ... ~ Yl rllvoi•S ~ 11:.11 Ppy